Read all of this leaflet carefully before you
start taking this medicine.
s +EEP THIS LEAFLET 9OU MAY NEED TO READ IT
AGAIN
s )F YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS PLEASE
ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST
s 4HIS MEDICINE HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR YOU
$O NOT PASS IT ON TO OTHERS )T MAY HARM
THEM EVEN IF THEIR SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME
AS YOURS
s )F YOU GET ANY SIDE EFFECTS TALK TO YOUR
DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST 4HIS INCLUDES ANY
possible side effects not listed in this
LEAFLET 3EE SECTION
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1. What Filnarine SR are and what they are
used for
2. Before you take Filnarine SR
3. How to take Filnarine SR
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Filnarine SR
6. Further information

1

WHAT FILNARINE SR IS AND WHAT IT
IS USED FOR

s %ACH PROLONGED RELEASE FILM
COATED TABLET
CONTAINS MG MG MG MG OR
MG OF MORPHINE SULPHATE PENTAHYDRATE
Prolonged release means the morphine is
slowly released into the bloodstream to
GIVE A LONG
TERM EFFECT
s -ORPHINE BELONGS TO A GROUP OF MEDICINES
called analgesics, which are used for pain
relief
s 9OUR MEDICINE IS USED TO PROVIDE RELIEF FROM
SEVERE PAIN PARTICULARLY THAT FOLLOWING AN
OPERATION OR CANCER PAIN

2

BEFORE YOU TAKE FILNARINE SR

Do not take Filnarine SR prolonged release
tablets if you:
s ARE SENSITIVE OR ALLERGIC TO MORPHINE
sulphate or to any of the ingredients in
YOUR MEDICINE SEE ALSO 3ECTION h&URTHER